The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

STUFFED HEN, loaded with dynamite, guards
Flint, Mich, roost from thieves
IT isn't often that two full moons come in one
month, but that is the case this October.
THE faith-cure disciples in Jersey City are
about to build tabernacle as the gift of a
wealthy convert.
MAN stole $40 bill at Albuquerque, N NJ,
didn't find out that it was counterfeit until he
was arrested for attempting to pass it.
The billiard match between Mr. Schaefer, the
American, and NJ. Vignaux, the French cham
pion, which was to come off this month, is de-
clared to be off, owing to the latters declining
TO play.
A NUMBER Of Boston women, it is stated, pro-
pose bringing suit against the Police Commits
sion to compel them to appoint police matrons,
as ordered by the last session of the MasSachu-
sets Legislature
RIFAAT BEY and Mehemed Ali Bey two Turk
ish diplomats at Constantinople. have just been
decorated with the Order of Plus TX. by the
Pope. These are the first two Turks who have
ever received an honor of this kind
THE MANAGER of a burlesque troupe playing at
Louisville, Ky, was married ON the stage to an
actress in his company on Monday night, and
about the time they got home from the per-
Torrance he was arrested on bail writ for I'M
| paid board and sent to Jail for the night.
COVERED FARM WAGON, eastward bound,
| passed through a Nebraska town few days
| ago, containing the owner of the outfit, his wife
and five children, live buffalo, an antelope, a
pair of wolves, pair of swifts or prairie foxes
and box of white rats besides considerable
store of provisions.
KINGSTON, N. Y, has suffered much from cat
elpillars this fall. They came in millions, COW
cred trees, vines and shrubbery, stripped them
of leaves. and in many cases destroyed them
They dropped upon the hats and bonnets of
pedestrians crawed up trousers and petticoatS
and made themselves very unpleasant generally
AT Washington, Ind, twenty miles east of
Vincennes, Friday last robbers boldly entered
the Washington National Bank of that place at
noon, while the clerks were at dinner by cut
ting out panel in the rear door, and secured
over $500 in cash which was lying loose upon
the counter. The thieves got away, leaving no
| traces.
THE son of a well-known Louisville physician
went to California and engaged in the tomb
stone business. In letter to his father he
writes There are but four physicians here
and think you would do well in San jose. L
know that with you nearer to me would be
| more encouraged in my effort to build up a pay
ing business"
QUEEN VICTORIA is said to have given way to
her inclination to melancholy at the death of
Miss Skerrett, her old nurse as a child as well
as the attendant of all her children. 1t is
curious fact that her majesty forms more ar
dent attachments for her servants than for her
ladies' in waiting, against whom she has been
known to conceive most unwarranted preju
diceS Miss Skerrett had been in the service of
| the wife of George Ill, and was over 80 years
old.
THE common aphis or plant louise is so pro-
life and breeds with such amazing rapidity, that
| if nothing prevented its propagation. the pro
| geny of single aphis in ten broods would
weigh as much as one-thrd the human popula-
| ton of the globe. Unchecked in one year they
would destroy every patch of vegetables in the
| world and create widespread famine This
| will explain what plague was in Egypt when
| the very dust was changed into lice.
THREE PRosPEcroRs in Texas came upon a
herd of 300 cattle the other day just as eight big
| gray wolves cut out COW and calf and pitched
upon them. The COW beloved, and at once
| with a rush the herd gathered and drove away
| the wolves The latter soon discovered another
| COW and calf, and made dash for them, and,
| in spite of the frantic efforts of the mother got
| Il Q calf down; but again the herd came to the
rescue, and this time chased the wolves until
they gave up the contest and disappeared
The patent ballot boxes adopted by the Leg
| slature last winter making trouble in parts
| of New Jersey. One or two counties have re-
| fused outright to purchase them while in others
| there is a difference between the county
| and city authorities, the former contendng that
| the cities ought to purchase boxes for their own
use. The Trenton Gazette is of the opinion that
| as but one of them-Newark-wil hold an cleo
ton until after the regular fall elections in the
counties.
AN American gentleman who has recently
| travelled through Japan says that the Japanese
will in a few years be the greatest railroad
| builders of the world. As yet there are ONLY
80 miles of railroad in Japan, but many new
| roads are projected. The Japanese are good
| railroad patrons, for even when they have no
| business to transact they will ride back and
! forth on the railroad until they have spent their
| last cent. And the beggars in the large towns
| nearly always spend the money which they get
on a railroad trip.
GEORGE n. Cross, of Norwich, Conn., has
what he calls bearded pebble. 1t came from
| Crab Ledge, near Nantucket, is about as large
| as hens egg, and on its smooth surface is a
| mass of filamentS that resemble nothing so
| much as hair. The stone has been out of the
| water for nearly two years, and yet the hairs
| which are over an inch long, look vigorous and
| lifelike. 1t is said that Massachusetts col
lector has one of these stones that has been out
of the water forty years. in which time the
| hairs have doubled in length.
THE new theatre which has Just been COM
pleted in Odessa will soon be opened to the
public No less than 200, 900 rubles were spent
| in its construction and both inside and out the
fittings and decorations are of the most sump-
tuouS kind The theatre, which has a seating
capacity of 20o0, is exceptionally rich in statues
lapIS lazuIl. marble pillars mosaic, and gliding.
! A. the monthly receipts cannot exceed so 900
| rubes. and as new opera cannot be put on the
| stage for less than 40 900 roubles, or drama
| under 10000 rubes, the theatre will cost the
| Odessa municipality some 100 600 rllbles q year
| exclusive of the cost of scenery, costumes and
| lighting, which will be by electricity
| AT West Troy, n Y. Tuesday night last as
Mr. Richard P. Doring, a young man. was walk
| ing rapidly along toward his home after having
| spent most of the night at the bedside of a sick
| friend he was called upon to halt by man in
| citizens clothes. Young Doring, fancying that
| he was about being attacked by foOtpad in
| creased his stride, when his challenger, who
| proved to be a private Waterman, deliberately
| fired two shots at him. One of the bullets
| struck Doring in the back, from the effects of
| which he died two days afterward The officer
| is under arrest, charged with manslaughter
| The deceased was a most exemplary young
| man, but the officer has served a term in
| prison for an assault on a little girl. Doring,
when he fell, was within a few feet of his own
doorstep
The Paris vendors Of discarded cigar and
cigarette ends have attained to the privilege of
holding market of their own in public place
This latter place is the evil-smelling Place Maui
bert, and the tobacco "merchants' are general